Stacey Donovan

Stacey Donovan joined the Third Judicial District Public Defender’s Office as an assistant public defender after graduation from KU Law in 1997 and became the Chief Public Defender in 2011. She became an adjunct professor of Trial Advocacy in 2008. As a public defender, she defends indigent adults charged with felony crimes in Kansas District Court throughout the trial process. Her caseload consists of all types of felonies, with the majority of cases being sex offenses, homicides and other person crimes. She has dual B.A. degrees from Simmons University in Boston, Massachusetts and a J.D. from the University of Kansas.

Education

Research Interests

Offender registration law

Admitted

Kansas and United States District Court 1997

Career History

Chief Public Defender, Third Judicial District Public Defender Office, 2011-present; Assistant Public Defender 1997-2011; Adjunct Professor Trial Advocacy, KU Law, 2008-present. Appointed to the Kansas Sentencing Commission in 2015, currently serving second term.